[development] hook_depend()

[Robert Wohleb]

If this was to be implemented, it should be taken further to include
versioning. As more modules are interconnected, this will become more of
an issue.

~Rob

Doq Doques wrote:
> Hi. What about implementing hook_depend(). I mean module that depends
> on some module (e.g. taxonomy) must define
>
> function modulename_depend() {
>  return array('taxonomy');
> }
>
> Then if user has no taxonomy module turned on - he/she will be asked
> to do so or not. If not - he/she will be told that modulename can't be
> installed.
>
> Also when user disables taxonomy module then he/she will be told that
> modulename depends on taxonomy module and so modulename will be also
> turned off.
>
>
>
>

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